12/09/2014
San Diego and Orange County Democrats!
Have you ever considered getting more active with the Democratic Party? To have the chance to shape policy, vote to endorse candidates, and be more “in the know” about what is going on?
Your chance to do this is NOW (and the Deadline to apply is this Thursday, December 11th at 5 pm).
Every two years the California Democratic Party (CDP) holds an election in each Assembly District for members of the DSCC (Democratic State Central Committee) also known as Convention Delegates. The Assembly District Election Meetings (ADEMs) elect 7 men and 7 women to become Delegates who attend the 2015 CDP Convention in Anaheim on May 15-17, 2015 and the February 26-28, 2016 CDP Convention in San Jose.
As a delegate you will get to hear from the State office holders such as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and others, and since a Presidential election is coming up without an incumbent, you may hear from potential candidates for President and Vice President. You will have the opportunity to attend Committee and Caucus meetings, and you will get to vote for various Propositions and CDP Officers such as Caucus Chairs and Regional Directors.
If you want to run, or have a friend who is a registered Democrat that would like to run, determine what Assembly District you are in, write up a statement as to why you wish to serve, and head to http://www.cadem.org/adem to apply and to learn more about becoming a delegate.
Please note, there is some cost involved with being a delegate, the largest being travel costs for attending conventions.
If you’re not sure which Assembly District (AD) you are in, here are the districts in the 49th Congressional District where I ran for Congress:
- The southern portion, which is currently served by Toni Atkins, is AD 78
- North San Diego County, served by Rocky Chavez, is AD 76
- South Orange County, currently served by Diane Harkey, is AD 73
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